• FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS
• POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS:

Apache-plume is classified as a "survivor" after fire [49]. It exhibits vigorous sprouting from root suckers after top-kill by fire [7,18,60]. Since Apache-plume spreads naturally to roadside shoulders and barrow pits [7], it should also help re-vegetate sites disturbed by fire if nearby seed sources exist. Aro [4] reported that it tolerates fire well in the pinyon-juniper habitat type.

Fire regimes for plant communities in which Apache-plume occurs are summarized below. For further information regarding fire regimes and fire ecology of communities where Apache-plume is found, see the "Fire Ecology and Adaptations" section of the FEIS species summary for the plant community or ecosystem dominants.

Community or Ecosystem	Dominant Species	Fire Return Interval Range in Years (mean)
Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine*	P. ponderosa var. scopulorum	2-10
Colorado pinyon	P. edulis	10-49
Texas savanna	Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa	< 10 [8]
basin big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata	12-43 [44]
mountain big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana	5-15 [64]
Wyoming big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata var. wyomingensis	10-70 (40) [59,64]
curlleaf mountain-mahogany*	Cercocarpus ledifolius	13-1,350 [3,45]
desert grasslands	Bouteloua eriopoda and/or Pleuraphis mutica	(10) [8]
mountain grasslands	Pseudoroegneria spicata	3-40 (10) [2]
plains grasslands	Bouteloua gracilis and/or Buchloe dactyloides	20-40 [8]

* fire return interval varies widely; trends in variation are noted in the species summary

POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY:

Geophyte, growing points in soil
Initial off-site colonizer (off-site, initial community)

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